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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A man who police wanted for allegedly assaulting and robbing his ex-girlfriend earlier this month was taken into custody after he was seen allegedly trespassing at a housing project on Monday.</p><p>According to court papers, Emily Richards told police on July 8 that her ex-boyfriend, Alexander Torres-Silva, approached her on Hanover Street near Schiel&#8217;s Market at about 4:30 p.m. and demanded money.</p><p>Torres-Silva allegedly chased Richards to Lockhart and Barney streets, tackled her, punched her in the head, kicked her in the back several times and removed $40 from her bra and $140 from her wallet, court papers state.</p><p>An arrest warrant was issued, and police located Torres-Silva at about 9:45 p.m. Monday at Boulevard Townhomes, from where he was previously banned. He was taken into custody without incident, and police said they found found him in possession of a bag of suspected heroin.</p><p>Torres-Silva, 22, with a last known address of South Welles Street, Wilkes-Barre, was charged with robbery, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking and harassment in connection with the July 8 incident. He was charged with defiant trespass and possession of a controlled substance in connection with his arrest.</p><p>He was arraigned before District Judge Joseph Carmody and, unable to post $25,000 on the first set of charges and another $10,000 on the second set, was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility to await preliminary hearings at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 and 10 a.m. Aug. 13.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Steve Mocarsky</p><p>smocarsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Steve Mocarsky at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @TLSteveMocarsky.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Police nab Wilkes-Barre man wanted for allegedly robbing, assaulting ex-girlfriend